Alex spent ten months studying abroad in 2003/2004, living with Kint Sonnemont's family in Iowa, USA, where she introduced several friends to furry fandom. During this school year, she attended Midwest FurFest for the first time, returning in 2004, 2005 and 2007. Sometimes Alex will mention her "American family", referring to her hosts during that time.

In 2006, Alex's short comic Backyardia's Dragon was published in issue #159 of Furrlough. That July she also participated in a radio interview about furry fandom on the Swedish radio program Meningen med allt.

Alex's fursona, which doesn't have a name in its own right but is sometimes referred to as Alexandra Herakai, is an arctic fox with a purple and white summer coat. The character shares her hazel eyes as well as her ear piercings, hair color and hair style.

Earlier renditions of this character almost exclusively wore a bright pink babydoll-style shirt with the word "DIE!" on it, inspired by the webcomic College Roomies from Hell, and camouflage pants, but as Alex has moved away from these somewhat, so has her character. These early renditions also often wore a leather collar and a set of necklaces, mirroring real-life Alex's daily wear. Originally this character was a red fox, which occasionally appeared in the earlier version of Paladins' Haven.

Occasionally Alex will use her secondary fursona Katla-in-Shadow, an equine-dragon hybrid, especially for adult art.